The Neighbor

9.

"Ok. I'll give you 30 seconds." He walked over to a wall and covered his eyes. "1..2..3.."

I looked at my surroundings, there wasn't much to hide in, but then I remembered that this is a 3 story house. I found the stairs and went up to the second floor. I searched each room but they were all empty, not even a closet. I did see a room filled with boxes that I thought about hiding in but then I heard, "27..28..29..30". He finished counting and I haven't hidden yet, this is really bad. I bolted up to the 3rd floor and found his room. He had a huge closet, a bathroom, and another door that I didn't notice before. I walked up to it and tried to open it but it was locked. My curiosity got the better of me and I looked in his drawers to find the key, or should I say keys. It was the same keys I struggled with in the car. I decided to try my luck and use them on the door.

*click*. The door unlocked, I must be lucky today. I turned the nob and slowly opened the door, it was dark but I could still see the silhouette of a big black bag. It smelled bad, I wonder what's in it.

"HEY RIDER YOU GOT 3 MINUTES LEFT".

The realization hit me, I'm supposed to be hiding. Not soon after I hear foot steps coming up to the floor I'm on and I panic. I go into the room and shut the door quietly, I sit next to the bag and wait.

"Oh Rider... you're not in my room by any chance. I would hate for you to find something that you shouldn't see."

Was he talking about this bag, at this point I had to hold my breathe because I didn't want to smell it anymore. I couldn't describe it because I've never smelled anything like it before.

I heard his footsteps stop in front of the door I was behind. My heart sank, did he know I was here. He just stood there for a while. Then he walked away and left the room, or at least I think he did. While he was gone I decided to look at what was in the bag, I slowly opened it hoping I wasn't making too much noise. I wasn't sure what it was at first but when my eyes adjusted, it felt like I was in a nightmare. I saw long golden hair stained with splotches of red. As my eyes took in everything I started to cry, get lightheaded, and almost vomit. It was a girl around my age stuffed in a bag, covered in blood... she was dead.

I quickly closed the bag and looked away. I started to breathe quickly and I started to tear up. I just saw a dead person. I don't want to be in this room anymore so I quickly opened the door and closed it shut. I then locked it with the key and took a deep breathe. All of a sudden I heard an alarm and I looked at the corner of the room. It was Nick, he never left, I was in such a rush to get out of there that I hadn't seen him.

"Hey Rider."

He brought his hand up to his watch and turned off the alarm.

"You lasted the 5 minutes. Good Job."

I didn't even look at him, I just kept my head down, I tried to wipe away the tears so he wouldn't be suspicious but something tells me he already was.

"Now I'm curious..." he started to walk towards me and I couldn't help but take a couple steps back. "Did you see something in there that you weren't supposed to see? Or are you crying out of pure joy from winning because you look like you've just seen a ghost."

Is it that obvious, I tried to relax but how could anybody after seeing.. that. "N-no I was just, um..." I backed up onto the door as he stood right in front of me, slightly looking down on me.

"Speak up."

I let out a quiet laugh, a nervous one. "Right well I was just a little claustrophobic and it was really dark in there so it felt like I couldn't breathe." He just glared at me and my legs started to feel weak.

In a matter of seconds he grabbed me by my hair and slammed my head against the wall. I fell, my head was spinning, I couldn't focus. I looked up and next thing I knew he kicked my head down on the floor and I blacked out.
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Oh, someone's a little mad. I wonder who that girl was, I don't even know at this point. I hope Rider doesn't get too hurt, it's not his fault that a killer stuffed a girls body in a closet.